Category Archives: Science and Technology
NASA Announces New Role of Senior Climate Advisor
In an effort to ensure effective fulfillment of the Biden Administration’s climate science objectives for NASA, the agency has established a new position of senior climate advisor and selected Gavin Schmidt, to serve in the role in an acting capacity until a permanent appointment is made.
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Blinn Alumnus, aerospace scientist Michael Harrison to Speak on Dark Matter
Blinn College District alumnus/aerospace scientist Michael Harrison will demystify the mysterious realm of dark matter during a Zoom presentation on Monday, Feb. 8.
Read moreNASA TV Coverage Set for Upcoming Spacewalks
Two NASA astronauts are scheduled to venture outside the International Space Station Wednesday, Jan. 27, and Monday, Feb. 1, for a pair of spacewalks
Read moreIn “Staggering” Lack Of Self-Awareness, Twitter Lectures Uganda On Principles Of ‘Open Internet’ [VIDEO]
In a “Staggering” Lack Of Self-Awareness, Twitter Lectured Uganda On Principles Of ‘an Open Internet’ after being on a days-long massive purge of pro-Trump accounts in the US which began when the president himself was permanently banned.
Read moreFacebook Played Major Role Coordinating ‘Capitol Riot’ As Sandberg Deflects Blame
We are now learning that Facebook also had a giant role in coordinating the so-called ‘Capitol Riots’ which President Trump was just impeached over on Wednesday for allegedly inciting the incident. According to the Washington Post, a “growing body of evidence shows that Facebook played a much larger role” than COO Sharyl Sandberg claimed in a Monday interview livestreamed by Reuters, in what the Post described as ‘deflecting blame.’
Read moreWalmart To Expand Autonomous Box Truck Deliveries In Louisiana [VIDEO]
Walmart is set to expand its autonomous vehicle program with Gatik, a Palo Alto-based technology company, to make deliveries between New Orleans and Metairie, Louisiana, in 2021, according to a Walmart corporate update. Walmart’s autonomous vehicle program began last year when it started picking up customers’ orders on a two-mile route between a warehouse and store in Bentonville, Arkansas. The autonomous vehicles have safely recorded more than 70,000 operational miles in autonomous mode with a safety driver.
Read moreFeds and 46 States File Antitrust Lawsuit Against Facebook [VIDEO]
The federal government and 46 state attorneys general filed an antitrust lawsuit against Facebook on Wednesday. The social media giant is being accused of using illegal tactics to squash competition.
Read moreNASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 Astronauts Arrive at Space Station, NASA Leaders and Crew to Discuss Mission
The SpaceX Crew Dragon Resilience successfully docked to the International Space Station at 11:01 p.m. EST Monday, transporting NASA astronauts Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover, Shannon Walker, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi.
Read moreNASA’s OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft Successfully Touches Asteroid
OSIRIS-REx spacecraft unfurled its robotic arm Tuesday, and in a first for the agency, briefly touched an asteroid to collect dust and pebbles from the surface for delivery to Earth in 2023.
Read moreNASA, International Partners Advance Cooperation with First Signings of Artemis Accords
International cooperation on and around the Moon as part of the Artemis program is taking a step forward today with the signing of the Artemis Accords between NASA and several partner countries.
Read moreAmazon’s In-Home Security Drone Is Company’s “Most Chilling Surveillance Product” Yet [VIDEO]
Ring announced the Always Home Cam during the Amazon event on Thursday, a “compact, lightweight, autonomously flying indoor camera” that can fly around the home, searching for disturbances. Though the technology sounds wonderful (who wouldn’t want a personal security drone monitoring their home) it will undoubtedly raise some red flags about privacy. Big Brother Watch, a non-profit British advocacy group, described the drone as the “most chilling home surveillance product” yet.
Read moreNASA Missions Spy First Possible ‘Survivor’ Planet Hugging White Dwarf Star [VIDEO]
An international team of astronomers using NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) and retired Spitzer Space Telescope has reported what may be the first intact planet found closely orbiting a white dwarf, the dense leftover of a Sun-like star, only 40% larger than Earth.
Read moreGlobal Survey Using NASA Data Shows Dramatic Growth of Glacial Lakes
In the largest-ever study of glacial lakes, researchers using 30 years of NASA satellite data have found that the volume of these lakes worldwide has increased by about 50% since 1990 as glaciers melt and retreat due to climate change.
Read moreNASA TV to Air Departure of Japanese Cargo Ship from Space Station
This will be the final station departure of JAXA’s Kounotori, or “white stork,” model cargo craft, nine of which have delivered more than 40 tons of supplies to space station crews. JAXA is developing a new fleet of HTV cargo craft, the HTV-X, which is targeted for its first launch in 2022.
Read moreUS Closer To Developing Small Nuclear Reactors That Sustain Life On The Moon & Mars [VIDEO]
The US Department of Energy issued a statement on Friday calling for private sector help in its years-long project to develop technology that would sustain future civilizations on the moon as well as Mars. NASA and the Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) have been working on a portable nuclear reactor to power deep-space exploration, such as human missions to Mars in the next decade and beyond.
Read moreNASA to Provide Coverage of Astronauts’ Return from Space Station on SpaceX Commercial Crew Test Flight
NASA will provide live coverage of activities leading up to, during, and following the return of the agency’s SpaceX Demo-2 test flight with the agency’s astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley from the International Space Station.
Read moreNASA Awards Contract for Human Space Flight Technical Integration
NASA has awarded the Human Space Flight Technical Integration Contract (HSFTIC) to Barrios Technology Ltd. of Houston to support multiple human spaceflight programs at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.
Read moreNASA to Announce Selection of Company to Fly VIPER Rover to Moon
NASA will announce the commercial provider selected to deliver NASA’s new water-hunting mobile robot, the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER), to the South Pole of the Moon during a media teleconference at 2:30 p.m. EDT Wednesday, June 10
Read moreUpdates to Coverage of Landmark NASA SpaceX Commercial Crew Test Flight
NASA will provide live coverage of prelaunch and launch activities for the agency’s SpaceX Demo-2 test flight, carrying NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley to the International Space Station.
Read moreHow Well Can Computers Connect Symptoms To Diseases?
A new MIT study finds “health knowledge graphs,” which show relationships between symptoms and diseases and are intended to help with clinical diagnosis, can fall short for certain conditions and patient populations. The results also suggest ways to boost their performance.
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